Orica guilty of pollution breaches
02 July, 2012Orica has pleaded guilty to breaching its environment protection licence in four incidents in 2011.
Coal company fined for water pollution twice in three weeks
23 April, 2012In the Land and Environment Court on Thursday, Moolarben Coal Operations was fined $112,500 for polluting waters near Mudgee. This is the second fine of this size that the company has received in three weeks.
National OHS harmonisation: will it arrive?
17 April, 2012The harmonisation deadline set by COAG in 2008 was 1 January 2012, but that deadline has well and truly passed with us seemingly no closer to the desired end state.
AGL Energy to build gas-fired power plant in Victoria
11 April, 2012The Victorian Government has approved a $600 million, 920 MW power station to be built in Tarrone, in Victoria's southwest.
GE believes Australian carbon tax 'courageous and gutsy'
26 March, 2012John Rice, vice chairman of the world’s largest industrial conglomerate, thinks that the Australian Government is “gutsy” to follow through on its pledge to introduce a carbon tax.
SA leads the states in wind energy
20 March, 2012SA is now Australia’s largest producer of wind energy, with more than half the nation’s installed capacity last year.
Orica cleared of Gladstone Harbour leak
07 March, 2012No traces of cyanide have been found in Gladstone water samples.
More investigations for Orica
05 March, 2012The Queensland Government is investigating higher than normal releases of cyanide into Gladstone Harbour.
Orica’s ammonia plant set to restart
06 February, 2012Orica has announced it will restart its ammonia plant near Newcastle, almost six months after it leaked hexavalent chromium fumes over more than 70 homes.
O'Farrell warns Orica of plant closure with future leaks
09 January, 2012NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he will close Orica's Newcastle chemical plant if there are any more leaks.
Orica resumes ammonium nitrate, nitric acid production
16 December, 2011Orica has resumed ammonium nitrate production at its Newcastle plant after repeated chemical leaks almost shut down the site.
Have your say on NSW’s Manufacturing Industry Action Plan
07 November, 2011Individuals and organisations are invited to have their say and contribute to the development of a Manufacturing Industry Action Plan for NSW.
NSW taskforces to grow manufacturing and professional services
17 October, 2011The NSW Government has appointed Industry Taskforces to develop Industry Action Plans for the state’s manufacturing and professional services sectors.
Workers 'not fooled' by carbon scare campaign
04 October, 2011Mining and construction workers support a carbon tax because "they aren't fools" and recognise it won't hurt the industry, a union boss has told a federal inquiry.
Testing for Z quality steel
02 July, 2010 by John Dryden*The term ‘Z’ quality has been used for many years. It is often specified for critical applications in structures such as offshore oil and gas platforms (particularly the node joints), ball mills, heavy flanges and some pressure vessels. These applications endure high levels of stress from loading or from excessive restraint of welded sections, particularly where heavy plate sections are used.
